Answers by Moulana Muhammad A

12 Dhul Qa'dah 143716 August 2016

Explanation on the Huge Tree of Jannah

QuestionThe Hadith says: “There is a tree in Jannah whose shade a rider will not be able to traverse in a hundred years” My question its not based on logic, but this “hundred years” is it days of this world or the Hereafter? We know that one day in the…

12 Dhul Qa'dah 143716 August 2016

Is the Hat a Sunnah?

QuestionDoes any Hadith prove that wearing a hat daily is Sunnah? Some ‘Arab Scholars claim that the hat and turban are just culture. I know many Hadiths are about the turban, but what about the hat? The ‘Arab Scholars said the Hadiths about the turban is not acceptable? The following Hadith regarding…

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143715 August 2016

Musa (‘alayhis salam) Asking Allah Ta’ala if He Sleeps?

QuestionMusa (‘alayhis salam) once wondered, does Allah Ta’ala sleep? So Allah sent to him an Angel, who kept Musa (‘alayhis salam) awake for three days, and then gave Musa (‘alayhis salam) two bottles [to hold] in each hand. After that Musa (‘alayhis salam) slept and the two bottles fell…

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143715 August 2016

Benefit of Not Being Jealous

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this story: The Prophet (sallallahu’alayhi wa sallam) said: You will see appear a man of Paradise. Thereupon, a man with a wet beard appeared. One Sahabi wanted to know the secret of this man, this man said to him: I never slept with rancour for others.

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143715 August 2016

Is “Hadithul ifk” Mutawatir?

QuestionI came across a contemporary takhrij of a compilation of Hadith about the “Hadithul ifk” [The Hadith of the lie/slander] originally done by ‘Abdul Ghani Al-Maqdisi. I was surprised to know that there are so many different chains of transmission on this story. I know that it is mentioned…

7 Dhul Qa'dah 143711 August 2016

Sadaqah Benefits Three People

QuestionI read this in a book: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has stated, “Allah makes three people enter Jannat [by virtue of] a morsel of bread and a handful of dates or anything besides them which benefits a poor person. The owner of the house who orders it, his wife who prepares it,…

5 Dhul Qa'dah 14379 August 2016

Explanation on the Marriage Age of ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

QuestionThere is a famous narration in Sahih Bukhari confirming that Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) got married at the age of six, and she began to live with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) at the age of nine. However, some people have rejected the narration because they said it conflicts with this one:…

5 Dhul Qa'dah 14379 August 2016

The Importance of Offering Salah Properly

QuestionCan you confirm the source, authenticity, and meaning of this Hadith? When a person performs Salah at its earliest (most desired) time, that Salah ascends towards the heavens. It becomes light for the person and subsequently it reaches the Throne and supplicates for the forgiveness of the person who…

4 Dhul Qa'dah 14378 August 2016

Occasional Iftar of Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? ربما افطر ابن عمر بالجماع Sometimes Ibn ‘Umar would do iftar by engaging in sexual relations with his wife. Where can it be found and what is the explanation to it? Some people have called this the sunnah of a Sahabi.

2 Dhul Qa'dah 14376 August 2016

Showing Leniency to the Debtor

QuestionWhat is the source of this narration? “A man was granted Jannah. He didn’t have good deeds but would waive the people of their debt.”

28 Shawwal 14373 August 2016

Every Nabi Had an Accepted Du’a

QuestionIn the narration of Sahih Muslim, Chapter 86, Hadith: 199 (493) …li kuli nabiyyin d’awatun da’a biha fi ummatihi fastujiba lahu… Does it appear in the narration what du’as the various Ambiya (‘alayhimus salam) made?

27 Shawwal 14372 August 2016

The Ruling of Israely (Historical) Narrations

QuestionIn some of your answers, you have referenced some stories as Israely narrations; such as the story of Nabi Musa (‘alayhis salam) having a stomach ache and Nabi Sulayman (‘alayhis salam) wanting to feed the entire creation, so it is not wrong to quotes these stories? I have come across…